Testing and Expertise for Marine Energy (TEAMER) Program Support: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-20-17302

Fredrick Driscoll; Rebecca Fao; David Ogden

doi:10.2172/3014925

Testing and Expertise for Marine Energy (TEAMER) Program Support: Cooperative Research and Development Final Report, CRADA Number CRD-20-17302

Center for Energy Conversion and Storage Systems

National Laboratory of the Rockies

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Abstract

Virginia Tech (VT) had previously developed a 50 kW AC to DC power converter that is specifically designed to improve the performance and efficiency of wave energy converters (WECs). Through this CRADA, NLR will test the VT power converter via a coupled dynamometer and power electronics test platform. The NLR test platform will be comprised of (1) a rotary dynamometer that will drive a VT provided gearbox and generator, (2) one or more DC regenerative power supplies that provide input power to and take power from the VT supplied power electronics, and (3) a data acquisition system for measurement. NLR will work with VT to develop a test plan, set up the test platform and integrate the test article, perform the testing, and assist in the data analysis.

Original language	American English
Number of pages	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.2172/3014925
State	Published - 2026

NLR Publication Number

NLR/TP-7A10-94702

Keywords

CRADA
FOSWEC
mooring configuration
PacWave South
TEAMER

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